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Pine Street students collect food to help Hand 2 Hand

Fourth- and fifth-graders at Pine Street Elementary have been working these last two weeks collecting food to benefit the Hand 2 Hand program. Fourth-graders beat the fifth-graders in donations, but…

Editor November 20, 2021

Obituaries

Funeral mass Monday at St. Therese for Irene Pelka, 97

Irene Pelka, age 97, completed her life’s journey here on earth Friday Nov. 19. Always devoted and faithful to her Catholic faith and to her family, Irene came from a…

Editor November 20, 2021

Community Notices

Lt. Gov. visits Martin to discuss solar at school

The lieutenant governor joins Martin Schools Supt. Brooke Ballee-Stone in the auditorium to speak to students and staff about solar energy. Martin area officials welcomed Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist to…

Editor November 20, 2021

Features

Georgian foreign exchange student teaches 8th-graders

Seda Arzumanyan of Georgia (the foreign country) gave a presentation to Sarah Rollandini's eighth-graders Tuesday in celebration of International Education Week. Seda is a foreign exchange student at Wayland High…

Editor November 19, 2021

Features

Food pantry gets donations from Brandon Elementary

Students, teachers and staff at Brandon Elementary collected 1,613 food items for donations to the annual food drive for Martin/Shelbyville United Methodist Church Food Pantry. The goods items will help…

Editor November 19, 2021

Sports

CMU to retire Presley Hudson’s jersey No. 3 in ceremony Saturday

Presley Hudson The Central Michigan women's basketball program will honor several of its legends Saturday, Nov. 20, (1 p.m.) when it entertains 11th-ranked Michigan in a non-conference game at McGuirk…

Editor November 19, 2021

Community Notices

Covid death toll in county continues to accelerate

The Allegan County Health Department Friday announced that there have been 32 deaths as a result of the Coronavirus over the last six weeks, bringing the toll since March 2020…

Editor November 19, 2021

Obituaries

Graveside service in Dorr Sunday for Darrel Lanning

Darrel Iven Lanning, age 91, of Dorr, died Saturday, Nov. 13. He was born December 3, 1929, in Mancelona, to the late Perley and Mildred (Maddocks) Lanning. Darrel served his…

Editor November 19, 2021

Obituaries

Service planned in Dorr Tuesday for Allen Bennett

Allen Gifford Bennett, age 88, of Holland, died Wednesday, Nov. 17, at Zeeland Hospital. He was born July 21, 1933, to Harry and Carrie (Lawton) Bennett. Al was a food…

Editor November 18, 2021

Articles

Sustainable Business Park promises investment return

Consultant Rick Chapla shows Township Board members a prototype of the roofing product that will be made by the anchor tenant at the Sustainable Business Park. Dorr Township is being…

Editor November 18, 2021